Minnesota can say with confidence that it has a franchise quarterback on the roster.
CLEVELAND — Kevin O’Connell and J.J. McCarthy have only known each other for a few months but it has already been quite a journey for coach and quarterback.
“Our fan base and everyone should just be excited about the fact that we've got our young franchise quarterback, I believe, in the building,” O’Connell said. Following practice against the Browns, teammates talked about what they had seen since McCarthy arrived in Minnesota. While the entire organization will have to wait until next season to see McCarthy back under center again, a common sentiment among teammates was that he would still have an opportunity to make progress in his development this season.
“It's now the stress mentally above the neck… how many ways and different sequences and different environments can we put him in that we can get as close to those reps as possible so that he has a seamless transition when that time's right,” O’Connell said.
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